Diagnostic consideration in cases of pulmonary embolism mimicking acute coronary syndrome : Is electrocardiography a friend or a foe?

• Main Authors: Chew, Keng Sheng, Chui, Elise King Wong, Nariman, Singmamae, A., Aaron K. Lai, Seri Diana, Mahmud Affandi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/23419/1/Chew%20Keng%20Sheng.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/23419/; http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=743&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56

Objectives: As the clinical presentations of pulmonary embolism (PE) closely mimic that of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the purpose of this brief report is to study the effect of adding an electrocardiography tracing (ECG) suggestive of ACS on the diagnostic consideration of PE with chest pain pre...